The philosophy of the bhagavadgita by swami krishnananda. The gita is set in a narrative framework of a dialogue between pandava prince arjuna and his guide and charioteer lord krishna. The bhagavad gita, often referred to as the gita, is a 700 verse hindu scripture in sanskrit that is part of the hindu epic mahabharata chapters 23 40 of the 6th book of mahabharata. In the moments before a great battle, the dialogue sets out the important lessons arjuna must learn to change the outcome of the war he is to fight, and culminates in krishna revealing to the warrior his true cosmic form. The bhagavad gita ends with an emphatic, final verse that delights in the triumph of those who align themselves with a genuine, loving yoga practitioner and teacher, as arjuna did with krishna.
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